5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (June 3, 2018) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jeremy Deese (right) directs Aviation Ordmanceman 3rd Class Elijah Pererra while moving pallets on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) during a vertical replenishment, June 3, 2018. Iwo Jima, homeported in Mayport, Fla., is on deployment to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region.

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